‎The History of Christianity II: From the Reformation to the Modern Megachurch - Apple TV

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For nearly 2,000 years, the Christian faith has remained at or near the center of Western moral debate and conceptions of human identity; it shapes history and responds to history; discovering the phenomenal story of Christianity's first 1,500 years.

Educational · 2017 · 31 min

Starring Molly Worthen

EPISODE 1

Prophets of Reform before Protestantism

Right in the pope's backyard, two men give very different yet powerful critiques of the church, years before the Reformation; examining these representative figures; Professor Worthen unpacks several themes running through Christianity.

30 min · Jun 1, 2020
EPISODE 2

Luther and the Dawn of Protestantism

Delving into the early Reformation, which begins with Martin Luther and his "95 Theses"; an outlaw to Catholic authorities of the time, Luther is also surprisingly conservative in many ways; reviewing his theology in the context of the 16th century.

28 min · Jun 1, 2020
EPISODE 3

Zwingli, Calvin, and the Reformed Tradition

Looking at thinkers who are more radical than Martin Luther; exploring the ideas of those who advance their own theological and political critiques of the church; considering Henry VIII's quarrel with Rome and the founding of the Church of England.

30 min · Jun 1, 2020
EPISODE 4

The Anabaptist Radicals

Continuing with the Protestant Reformation; meeting the most radical of rebels, the Anabaptists; based on the Bible alone, the Anabaptists want to cut ties completely between church and state; making them politically and theologically dangerous.

28 min · Jun 1, 2020
EPISODE 5

The Catholic Reformation

Protestants are not the only ones fighting to reform Christianity; Luther, Calvin, and others break from Rome; leaders within the Catholic Church push to consolidate the power of their ideas and institutions; surveying the founding of the Jesuits.

28 min · Jun 1, 2020
EPISODE 6

The Church Militant in the Spanish Empire

One key theme is the way religious motives are often inseparable from political and economic ambitions; nowhere is this more apparent than Spain in the 16th century; Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand join forces to create a unified Catholic nation.

29 min · Jun 1, 2020

Molly Worthen

Host